Greece vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$610
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1033
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1200
$494
💸 GDP per capita
$24626
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
7.74
4.92
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
28
🌐 English speaking %
51%
35%
🎓 Higher education
87
56
😀 Quality of life
74
40
🏙️ Population
10.4M
46M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1267) is 63% more expensive than in Iraq ($777). Greece ranked 58th vs 136th for Iraq in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Greece compared to 0.6 months in Iraq. Ranked 44th and 133rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Greece and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 29 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Greece Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.7
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.47
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$4.16
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$847
$434
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.61%
6.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3462
$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.2
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.64
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.71
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.4
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8343
$2609

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1462
643K
Crete
$1360
623K
Thessaloniki
$1272
310K
Patras
$1104
174K
Piraeus
$1240
168K
Heraklion
$1329
145K
Larissa
$1150
146K
Glyfada
$1663
89.6K
Kallithea
$1318
97.6K
Peristeri
$1192
134K
Kifissia
$1426
48.7K
Nikaia
$1187
88.1K
Volos
$1130
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1286
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1304
72.9K
Rhodes
$1322
54.6K
Chania
$1320
54.6K
Ioannina
$1075
64.9K
Chalcis
$1199
64.5K
Serres
$1108
58.4K
Katerini
$1047
59.2K
Xanthi
$1069
58.8K
Trikala
$1110
61.6K
Alexandroupoli
$1029
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1410
64.9K
Kalamata
$1169
57.7K
Lamia
$954
47.5K
Komotini
$1041
51.7K
Kavala
$1031
52.1K
Drama
$1002
44.3K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$952
8.13M
Mosul
$585
1.79M
Basra
$861
1.33M
Sulaymaniyah
$657
878K
Kirkuk
$502
975K
Ramadi
$771
875K
Erbil
$831
846K
Najaf
$570
725K
Karbala
$609
690K
Hillah
$667
541K
Nasiriyah
$664
542K
Amarah
$680
512K
Ctesiphon
$776
500K
Baqubah
$669
468K
Az Zubayr
$698
370K
Al Diwaniyah
$475
392K
Kut
$627
378K
Duhok
$616
331K
Fallujah
$822
251K
Samawah
$581
215K
Kufa
$554
171K
Zakho
$648
219K
Abu Ghraib
$958
189K
Samarra
$681
140K
Umm Qasr
$711
108K
Al-Karmah
$836
95K
Al-Faw
$707
105K
Tikrit
$633
106K
Sinjar
$390
22.5K